Ademola Bankole

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Ademola Bankole
Personal information
Full name Ademola Bankole [1]
Date of birth (1969-09-09) 9 September 1969 (age 54) [2]
Place of birth Abeokuta, Nigeria [1]
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) [2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Shooting Stars
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1995 Doncaster Rovers 0 (0)
1995–1996 Leyton Orient 0 (0)
1996–1998 Crewe Alexandra 6 (0)
1997 → Hyde United (loan) 7 (0)
1998–2000 Queens Park Rangers 1 (0)
2000 → Bradford City (loan) 0 (0)
2000–2004 Crewe Alexandra 53 (0)
2004 → Barnet (loan) 7 (0)
Lewes
Windsor & Eton
Maidenhead United
2005–2006 Brentford 6 (0)
2006–2008 Milton Keynes Dons 6 (0)
2008 Nuneaton Borough
2008 Colchester United 0 (0)
Total86(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ademola "George" Bankole (born 9 September 1969) is a Nigerian former footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League. As a journeyman having played for 15 different clubs during his career, his most notable stint came with Crewe Alexandra, a club he played for on two occasions, registering over 50 league appearances. He was the goalkeeping coach at Colchester United for nine years.

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Career

Born in Abeokuta, Bankole began his career with Shooting Stars in his native Nigeria. He moved to England in 1995, signing for Doncaster Rovers, spending a month with the club prior to signing with Leyton Orient. He left Orient in September 1996 having registered no games, joining Crewe Alexandra. He made six appearances for the club between 1996 and 1998. [2] He played seven games in 1997 on loan at Hyde United, earning the man of the match award in the Cheshire Senior Cup final in a 3–0 victory over Macclesfield Town. [3] In 1998, Bankole moved to Queens Park Rangers, making only one substitute appearance for the club. Bankole was sent out on loan to Bradford City while the club were in the Premier League, acting as cover. [2] [4]

Bankole returned to Crewe for a fee of £50,000 in the summer of 2000. Here, he had his greatest success as a player, featuring in 52 league games. [2] While contracted to Crewe, Bankole was called up to the preliminary Nigeria squad prior to the 2002 FIFA World Cup [5] but did not make the final squad. [6] Towards the end of his stint with Crewe and being out of the first-team, Bankole joined Barnet in a three-month loan deal. [7]

In the summer of 2004, Bankole was released by Crewe, temporarily joining Lewes, Windsor & Eton and Maidenhead United in non-league before being picked up by Brentford in February 2005. [8] He spent a year-and-a-half with the Bees, before signing to Milton Keynes Dons in July 2006. He made six appearances for each club. [1] [2]

Bankole left MK Dons in early 2008, joining Nuneaton Borough [1] before being signed by Colchester United as goalkeeper cover for Aidan Davison following Mark Cousins being taken ill with appendicitis, also signing as a temporary coach for the club. [9] Bankole did not make an appearance for Colchester, but was named as permanent goalkeeping coach at the club following Davison's retirement and subsequent move to the United States. [10]

Bankole spent nine years as Colchester's goalkeeping coach until he left in the summer of 2017 when the club had a restructuring of backroom staff. Since 2019 George has been a coach with the QPR under 18 and 23 squads. [11]

Career statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOther [A] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Doncaster Rovers 1995–96 [12] Third Division 0000000000
Leyton Orient 1995–96 [13] 0000000000
Crewe Alexandra 1996–97 [14] Second Division 3000000030
1997–98 [15] First Division 3000000030
Total6000000060
Hyde United (loan) 1996–97 [3] NPL Premier Division 7000000070
Queens Park Rangers 1998–99 [16] First Division0000000000
1999–2000 [17] 1000000010
Total1000000010
Bradford City (loan) 1999–2000 [18] Premier League 0000000000
Crewe Alexandra 2000–01 [19] First Division210301000250
2001–02 [20] 290201000320
2002–03 [21] Second Division3010004080
2003–04 [22] First Division0000000000
Total530602040650
Barnet (loan) 2003–04 [23] Conference 7000000070
Brentford 2004–05 [24] League One 3000000030
2005–06 [25] 3000002050
Total6000002080
Milton Keynes Dons 2006–07 [26] League Two 6000102090
2007–08 [27] 0000000000
Total6000102090
Colchester United 2007–08 [28] Championship 0000000000
Career total8606030801030
A.  ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League Trophy.

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  13. ↑ "Leyton Orient 1995/1996 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 21 March 2013. Select season required via dropdown menu.
  14. ↑ "Crewe 1996/1997 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 21 March 2013. Select season required via dropdown menu.
  15. ↑ "Crewe 1997/1998 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 21 March 2013. Select season required via dropdown menu.
  16. ↑ "QPR 1998/1999 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 21 March 2013. Select season required via dropdown menu.
  17. ↑ "QPR 1999/2000 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 21 March 2013. Select season required via dropdown menu.
  18. ↑ "Bradford 1999/2000 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 21 March 2013. Select season required via dropdown menu.
  19. ↑ "Crewe 2000/2001 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 21 March 2013. Select season required via dropdown menu.
  20. ↑ "Crewe 2001/2002 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 21 March 2013. Select season required via dropdown menu.
  21. ↑ "Crewe 2002/2003 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 21 March 2013. Select season required via dropdown menu.
  22. ↑ "Crewe 2003/2004 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 21 March 2013. Select season required via dropdown menu.
  23. ↑ "Barnet 2003/2004 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 21 March 2013. Select season required via dropdown menu.
  24. ↑ "Brentford 2004/2005 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 21 March 2013. Select season required via dropdown menu.
  25. ↑ "Brentford 2005/2006 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 21 March 2013. Select season required via dropdown menu.
  26. ↑ "MK Dons 2006/2007 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 21 March 2013. Select season required via dropdown menu.
  27. ↑ "MK Dons 2007/2008 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 21 March 2013. Select season required via dropdown menu.
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